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Convent · Salerno (SA)

Santa Sofia Monumental Complex

  • Visit: about 30 min
Santa Sofia Monumental Complex
Photo: Luca Aless · CC BY-SA 3.0 · resized

The Santa Sofia complex in Salerno, the city's first Benedictine monastery, now an exhibition venue on Piazza Abate Conforti.

On Piazza Abate Conforti, in the historic centre of Salerno, the Santa Sofia complex began at the end of the 10th century as the first Benedictine monastery, dedicated to the saint.The present church was built by the Jesuits at the beginning of the 17th century. Today the complex hosts exhibitions and cultural events: a venue worth keeping an eye on.

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